Political Economy of Public Policies : Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets

dc.creatorRausser, Gordon
dc.creatorAnderson, Kym
dc.creatorSwinnen, Johan
dc.date2013-09-04T16:18:53Z
dc.date2013-09-04T16:18:53Z
dc.date2013-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:34:00Z
dc.descriptionThe agricultural and food sector is an ideal case for investigating the political economy of public policies. Many of the policy developments in this sector since the 1950s have been sudden and transformational, while others have been gradual but persistent. This paper reviews and synthesizes the literature on trends and fluctuations in market distortions and the political-economy explanations that have been advanced. Based on a rich global data set covering a half-century of evidence on commodities, countries, and policy instruments, the paper identifies hypotheses that have been explored in the literature on the extent of market distortions and the conditions under which reform may be feasible.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17659694/political-economy-public-policies-insights-distortions-agricultural-food-markets-political-economy-public-policies-insights-distortions-agricultural-food-markets
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15575
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6433
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406280
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6433
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVANCED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectAGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRICE SUPPORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTORS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRADE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBORDER MEASURES
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectCOST REDUCTION
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDAIRY
dc.subjectDECISION MAKING
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEMOCRATIC REFORMS
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDIRECT PAYMENTS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC CONSUMERS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKETS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRICE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRICES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCER
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC MODELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DECISION MAKING
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC THOUGHT
dc.subjectECONOMIC WELFARE
dc.subjectECONOMICS LITERATURE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT
dc.subjectEXPORT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM INCOME
dc.subjectFARM INCOMES
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFEED
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subjectFREE MARKETS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFUTURE GROWTH
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGLOBAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT POLICIES
dc.subjectGRAIN
dc.subjectGROSS VALUE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectIMPORT BARRIERS
dc.subjectIMPORT TARIFFS
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUP
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME TAXES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectLIBERALIZATIONS
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectMARGINAL UTILITY
dc.subjectMARKET DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectMARKET DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectMARKET ENTRY
dc.subjectMARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURES
dc.subjectMARKETING QUOTAS
dc.subjectMIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMOBILIZATION
dc.subjectMONETARY FUND
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMULTILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
dc.subjectOUTPUTS
dc.subjectPARTICULAR COUNTRY
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOLICY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY REGIME
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL POWER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL REGIME
dc.subjectPOLITICAL REGIMES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPORK
dc.subjectPOULTRY
dc.subjectPRICE DISTORTION
dc.subjectPRICE DISTORTIONS
dc.subjectPRICE FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectPRICE SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPRICE SUPPORT
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INCREASES
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONISM
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE INDICATORS
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE MEASURES
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectRAPID GROWTH
dc.subjectRATE OF RETURN
dc.subjectREAL INCOME
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICE
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRESOURCE ECONOMICS
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRICHER COUNTRIES
dc.subjectROUND OF MULTILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSCENARIOS
dc.subjectSMALL COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUNK COSTS
dc.subjectTARGET PRICES
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectTRADE DISTORTING
dc.subjectTRADE NEGOTIATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE TAX
dc.subjectTRADE TAXES
dc.subjectTRADING PARTNERS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSITION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTYPES OF INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURUGUAY ROUND
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectVOLUME
dc.subjectVOTERS
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWORLD ECONOMY
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titlePolitical Economy of Public Policies : Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets

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